Journal: Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
Article Title: Mechanical stimulation promotes MSCs healing the lesion of intervertebral disc annulus fibrosus
doi: 10.3389/fbioe.2023.1137199
Figure Lengend Snippet: (A) Relative gene (Collagen1, Collagen2, Aggrecan, Mohawk, RhoA, ROCK1, SOX9) expression in different mechanical conditions after 7 days of culture. (B) Matrix of Collagen and Aggrecan quantification in different mechanical conditions after 7 days of culture. The expression level and quantification are expressed as mean ± SD, (n = 3). (C – H) DAB staining of Collagen 1, 2, and Aggrecan for cell culture in different mechanical conditions for 2 weeks. Cell culture differentiation in stable conditions has few positive matrix staining of Collagen 1, 2, and Aggrecan (pointed by arrows), whereas cell culture differentiation in mechanical stimulation conditions has obvious positive matrix staining of Collagen 1, 2, and Aggrecan (pointed by arrows). (I , J) Sirius red staining for cell culture in different mechanical conditions for 2 weeks. Collagen stained by Sirius red is positive but without aligned fibers seen under polarized light (I) ; collagen stained by Sirius red is positive with obviously aligned fibers seen under polarized light (pointed by dotted lines) (J) . * indicates a significant difference between the different culture conditions, p < 0.05.
Article Snippet: Diaminobenzidine (DAB, ZLI-9018, ZSGB-BIO, China) staining of the main components of annulus fibrosus collagen 1 (COL1) (1:200, ab34710, Abcam, United States), collagen 2 (COL2) (1:200, ab34712, Abcam, United States), mechanical stimulation related protein RhoA (1:100, 10749-1-AP, Proteintech, China) and ROCK1 (1:200, ab97592, Abcam, United States) were conducted according to the product instructions and viewed under a microscope (IX73, Olympus, Japan).
Techniques: Expressing, Staining, Cell Culture